Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpar056&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose plant that has abundant, pink apricot blend flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year-round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpar056’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety ofminiature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing betweenthe female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2005 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulpar056’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its female seed parentprimarily by flower color. The female seed parent has pink flowers whilethe new variety has pink apricot blended flowers.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parentprimarily by flower color. The male parent has apricot flowers while thenew variety has apricot blended flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety for commercialculture was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities,such as:

1. Uniform and abundant pink apricot blend flowers;

2. Vigorous and compact growth;

3. Year-round flowering under glasshouse conditions;

4. Suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots;

5. Durable flowers and foliage which make a variety suitable fordistribution in the floral industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpar056’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization and conducted evaluations onthe resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg,Denmark. ‘Poulpar056’ was selected by the inventor as a single plantfrom the progeny of the hybridization in 2005.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar056’ by cuttings and traditional buddingwas first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg,Denmark in June 2006. This initial and other subsequent propagationsconducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that thecharacteristics of ‘Poulpar056’ are true to type and are transmittedfrom one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems of ‘Poulpar056’.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar056’, as observed in itsgrowth in glasshouses in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Observed plants are 12weeks of age and were cultivated in 10.5 cm pots. Color references aremade using the Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) ColourChart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulpar041’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,889. are compared to ‘Poulpar056’in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar056’ ‘Poulpar041’ Petal color, upper Red Group 51Csplashed Red Group 37B blended surface with intonations of Red withOrange-Red Group Group 52B. 32C and 32D at the margins. Flower Diameter50 to 60 mm 35 to 40 mm Petal count 65 petals 35 petals

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. 12 mm in diameter. Bud form:            Ovate. Bud color: As sepals unfold, petals are Red Group            53C. Sepals: Upper Surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147A.            Texture: Weak pubescence. Lower Surface: Color: Yellow Green            Group 146B. Texture: Smooth. Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base:            Flat at union with receptacle. Margins: Margins have medium            foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Size: 35            mm long by 6 mm wide. Receptacle: Surface Texture: Smooth.            Shape: Funnel shaped. Size: 4 mm in height by 7 mm wide.            Color: Yellow Green Group 144A. Pedicel: Surface: Few small            prickles and stipitate glands. Length: 45 to 50 mm.            Diameter: 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength:            Medium strength. Borne: Singly.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate floral scent. Duration: As            a pot plant, flowers last from 21 to 25 to days. Petals do            not fall cleanly away from plant. Size: Flower diameter is            50 to 60 mm when open. 25 mm deep. Form: General shape is a            rosette, with many overlapping petals packed into quarter            sections. Shape of flower, side view: The upper portion is            flat. The lower portion is convex.        -   Petalage.—There are normally 65 petals, 15 of which are            petaloids.        -   Color.—Upon opening, petals: Outermost petals: Upper            Surface: Red Group 51C splashed with intonations of Red            Group 52B. Lower Surface: Red Group 52C splashed with            intonations of Red Group 54A. Innermost petals: Upper            Surface: Red Group 51C splashed with intonations of Red            Group 52B. Lower Surface: Red Group 54A. Upon opening, basal            petal spots: Yellow Group 2C on upper and lower surface.            After opening, petals: Outer and inner petals: Upper            Surface: Red Group 48B splashed with intonations of Red            Group 50B. Lower Surface: Red Group 52C splashed with            intonations of Red Group 54A and faintly Yellow-Orange Group            22D. After opening, basal petal spots: Yellow Group 2C.        -   General tonality.—On open flower Red Group 38A with            intonations of Red Group 55B. No change in the general            tonality at the end of the 10th day.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Moderately. Petal Margin: Very often,            multiple clefts appear at the margin. There are strong            undulations in the petal margin. Shape: Overall broadly            elliptic. The apex is emarginate. The base is acute. Size:            On average 30 mm in length by 35 mm wide. Inner petals are            20 mm in length by 15 mm wide. Thickness: Average.        -   Petaloids.—Quantity: Normally, there are about 15. Size: On            average 15 mm long; 7 mm wide. Shape: Symmetric. Apex is            rounded. Base is acute. Color: Upper surface Red Group 48B            splashed with intonations of Red Group 50B. Lower surface is            Red Group 52C splashed with intonations of Red Group 54A and            faintly Yellow-Orange Group 22D. Basal petal spots are            Yellow Group 2C on both sides.        -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 2            mm long. Color: Yellow Group 10B. Quantity: About 40.            Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 11D. Length: 3 mm. Pistils:            Length: 3 mm long. Quantity: About 15. Stigmas: Level            relative to the length of the filaments and the height of            the anthers. Color: Orange-White Group 159C. Styles: Color:            Green-White Group 157C and Red Group 43C. Seed formation:            Not observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright. When grown as a 10.5 cm pot on its            own roots, the average height of the plant itself is 19 cm            and the average width is 15 cm.        -   Stems.—Color: Young wood: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Older            wood: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Internodal distance: 20 mm.            Length and width: From the base of the plant to the            flowering portion is 13 cm. The diameter is 3 mm on average.            Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.        -   Prickles.—None. Observed plants are without prickles.        -   Plant foliage.—Normal number of leaflets on normal leaves in            middle of the stem: 5 leaflets. Compound Leaf size: 70 mm            (1)×40 mm (w) Quantity: 4 leaves per 10 cm of stem. Color:            Juvenile foliage: Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group            147A to 146B. Lower Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group 147C.            Anthocyanin: Greyed-Purple Group 183A on the leaflet            margins. Mature foliage: Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green            Group 147A. Lower Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group 147B.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 10 mm in length.            Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with outward extending            apices. Margins: Entire. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.            Petiole: Length: 13 mm long by 1 mm wide. Color: Upper            surface is Yellow-Green Group 144A with anthocyanin the            color of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower surface is            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Underneath: Small prickles            observed. Rachis: Size: About 25 mm long. Color: Upper            surface is Yellow-Green Group 144A with anthocyanin the            color of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower surface is            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Underneath: Small prickles            observed. Leaflet: Size: Terminal leaflets are 28 mm length            by 18 mm wide on average. Margin: Doubly serrate. General            Shape: Elliptical. Apex Shape: Acute. Base Shape: Round.            Texture: Smooth. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation:            Reticulate. Leaf Gloss: Matte finish.        -   Disease resistance.—Average resistance to powdery and downy            mildew, black spot, and Botrytis under normal growing            conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class named‘Poulpar056’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due toits abundant, pink apricot blend flowers, vigorous growth, compacthabit, suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, anddurable flowers and foliage that make the variety suitable fordistribution in the floral industry.